Turkey and USA working out secret plan against Kurdistan Workers' PartyJuly 31, 2007 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of US administration together with representatives from Turkish government are secretly working out a secret military operation aimed at suppressing the movement of Kurdish separatists and capturing their leaders, Washington Post reports."Last week US Undersecretary for Policy at the Pentagon Eric Edelman held a confidential briefing on this issue for a number of congressmen. According to US legislation the presidential administration must inform members of Congress about such initiatives. Edelman told them that the US Special Forces will assist Turkish servicemen to neutralize the leadership of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The Pentagon's representative assured congressmen that he is sure in success, and in case of necessity it will be possible to hide the realization of a special operation against Kurds and even to deny it," the newspaper reports. Turkish authorities have repeatedly assured on their readiness to carry out a cross-border operation into northern Iraq if the Iraqi government and US armed forces don't take effective actions against PKK fighters who are hiding in the north of the country. At the same time official Ankara states that Turkey does not have any claims on territories of other countries. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |